Question 1

Define ethnography and ethnology.Discuss the importance of each, as well as their relationship in the field of anthropology.

Accepted Answer

Ethnography is the systematic study and

Question 2

Ethnography involves the collection of data that become the basis for an account of a particular community, society, or culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If an anthropologist is studying ethnic-religious conflict in contemporary Sri Lanka, s/he is most likely a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) cultural anthropologist. 
B) linguistic anthropologist. 
C) paleoanthropologist. 
D) archaeological anthropologist. 
E) biological anthropologist. 
A) cultural anthropologist. 
B) linguistic anthropologist. 
C) paleoanthropologist. 
D) archaeological anthropologist. 
E) biological anthropologist.

Question 4

The four main subdisciplines of anthropology consist of

Accepted Answer

A) medical anthropology, ethnography, ethnology, and cultural anthropology. 
B) archaeology, biological anthropology, applied linguistics, and applied anthropology. 
C) biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology. 
D) genetic anthropology, physical anthropology, psychological anthropology, linguistic anthropology. 
E) primatology, ethnology, cultural anthropology, and paleopathology. 
A) medical anthropology, ethnography, ethnology, and cultural anthropology. 
B) archaeology, biological anthropology, applied linguistics, and applied anthropology. 
C) biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology. 
D) genetic anthropology, physical anthropology, psychological anthropology, linguistic anthropology. 
E) primatology, ethnology, cultural anthropology, and paleopathology.

Question 5

Identify the four subdisciplines of anthropology.Define each subdiscipline and give one example of something each might study.

Accepted Answer

The four subdisciplines of anthropology

Question 6

Biological anthropologists study all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) ancient languages. 
B) human biological plasticity. 
C) primates. 
D) human evolution. 
E) human genetics. 
A) ancient languages. 
B) human biological plasticity. 
C) primates. 
D) human evolution. 
E) human genetics.

Question 7

The term enculturation refers to the process through which children learn culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Cultural resource management is an example of applied

Accepted Answer

A) ethnology. 
B) biological anthropology. 
C) archaeology. 
D) linguistic anthropology. 
E) ethnography. 
A) ethnology. 
B) biological anthropology. 
C) archaeology. 
D) linguistic anthropology. 
E) ethnography.

Question 9

Humans use both biological and cultural means to adapt to new environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The statement, ____________, is not true.

Accepted Answer

A) "anthropology is the exploration of human diversity in time and space" 
B) "anthropology studies the whole of the human condition" 
C) "anthropologists focus in part on the diversity that arises through human adaptability" 
D) "anthropology's biocultural approach entails finding evolutionary explanations for all human behaviors" 
E) "anthropology offers a comparative, cross-cultural perspective to the study of the human condition" 
A) "anthropology is the exploration of human diversity in time and space" 
B) "anthropology studies the whole of the human condition" 
C) "anthropologists focus in part on the diversity that arises through human adaptability" 
D) "anthropology's biocultural approach entails finding evolutionary explanations for all human behaviors" 
E) "anthropology offers a comparative, cross-cultural perspective to the study of the human condition"

Question 11

A systematic field of study that uses experiment, observation, and deduction to produce reliable explanations of phenomena is

Accepted Answer

A) culture. 
B) religion. 
C) humanities. 
D) science. 
E) folklore. 
A) culture. 
B) religion. 
C) humanities. 
D) science. 
E) folklore.

Question 12

Archaeologists study

Accepted Answer

A) language. 
B) race. 
C) biological adaptation. 
D) modern cultural diversity. 
E) material remains. 
A) language. 
B) race. 
C) biological adaptation. 
D) modern cultural diversity. 
E) material remains.

Question 13

President Barack Obama's mother, Dr.Ann Dunham, was a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) primatologist. 
B) cultural and applied anthropologist. 
C) biological anthropologist. 
D) medical anthropologist. 
E) archaeologist. 
A) primatologist. 
B) cultural and applied anthropologist. 
C) biological anthropologist. 
D) medical anthropologist. 
E) archaeologist.

Question 14

Linguistic anthropologists study how languages vary in time and space, and how language and culture influence each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Academic anthropology refers to the use of anthropological knowledge and methods to identify and solve social problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Anthropologists use the term society to refer to customs and traditions passed from generation to generation through learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The pressurized cabin of an airplane flying at high altitude provides an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) genetic adaptation. 
B) long-term physiological adaptation. 
C) short-term physiological adaptation. 
D) cultural adaptation. 
E) archaeological adaptation. 
A) genetic adaptation. 
B) long-term physiological adaptation. 
C) short-term physiological adaptation. 
D) cultural adaptation. 
E) archaeological adaptation.

Question 18

The experience of hyperventilation upon reaching a high altitude environment illustrates a long-term physiological adaptation to high altitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Ethnography is

Accepted Answer

A) the firsthand, personal study of local settings. 
B) the process by which culture is learned and transmitted across generations. 
C) the study of interrelationships among all living things in an environment. 
D) a policy aimed at removing groups that are culturally different from a country. 
E) the cross-cultural comparison of cultural data. 
A) the firsthand, personal study of local settings. 
B) the process by which culture is learned and transmitted across generations. 
C) the study of interrelationships among all living things in an environment. 
D) a policy aimed at removing groups that are culturally different from a country. 
E) the cross-cultural comparison of cultural data.

Question 20

Archaeologists only study past cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Define ethnography and ethnology.Discuss the importance of each, as well as their relationship in the field of anthropology.

Ethnography involves the collection of data that become the basis for an account of a particular community, society, or culture.

If an anthropologist is studying ethnic-religious conflict in contemporary Sri Lanka, s/he is most likely a(n)

The four main subdisciplines of anthropology consist of

Identify the four subdisciplines of anthropology.Define each subdiscipline and give one example of something each might study.

Biological anthropologists study all of the following except

The term enculturation refers to the process through which children learn culture.

Cultural resource management is an example of applied

Humans use both biological and cultural means to adapt to new environments.

The statement, ____________, is not true.

A systematic field of study that uses experiment, observation, and deduction to produce reliable explanations of phenomena is

Archaeologists study

President Barack Obama's mother, Dr.Ann Dunham, was a(n)

Linguistic anthropologists study how languages vary in time and space, and how language and culture influence each other.

Academic anthropology refers to the use of anthropological knowledge and methods to identify and solve social problems.

Anthropologists use the term society to refer to customs and traditions passed from generation to generation through learning.

The pressurized cabin of an airplane flying at high altitude provides an example of a(n)

The experience of hyperventilation upon reaching a high altitude environment illustrates a long-term physiological adaptation to high altitude.

Ethnography is

Archaeologists only study past cultures.

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 1: What Is Anthropology

Define ethnography and ethnology.Discuss the importance of each, as well as their relationship in the field of anthropology.

Ethnography involves the collection of data that become the basis for an account of a particular community, society, or culture.

If an anthropologist is studying ethnic-religious conflict in contemporary Sri Lanka, s/he is most likely a(n)

The four main subdisciplines of anthropology consist of

Identify the four subdisciplines of anthropology.Define each subdiscipline and give one example of something each might study.

Biological anthropologists study all of the following except

The term enculturation refers to the process through which children learn culture.

Cultural resource management is an example of applied

Humans use both biological and cultural means to adapt to new environments.

The statement, ____________, is not true.

A systematic field of study that uses experiment, observation, and deduction to produce reliable explanations of phenomena is

Archaeologists study

President Barack Obama's mother, Dr.Ann Dunham, was a(n)

Linguistic anthropologists study how languages vary in time and space, and how language and culture influence each other.

Academic anthropology refers to the use of anthropological knowledge and methods to identify and solve social problems.

Anthropologists use the term society to refer to customs and traditions passed from generation to generation through learning.

The pressurized cabin of an airplane flying at high altitude provides an example of a(n)

The experience of hyperventilation upon reaching a high altitude environment illustrates a long-term physiological adaptation to high altitude.

Ethnography is

Archaeologists only study past cultures.

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters